Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Malcolm X’s legacy continues to haunt America’s criminal justice system. By Peniel E. Joseph / CNN
Dave Chappelle Is Oblivious to His Own Racial Blind Spots in ‘The Closer.’ By Yahdon Israel / The Atlantic
Gordon Parks documentary on HBO only gives us half the picture. By Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
‘King Richard’ is the story of the powerhouse behind Williams sisters. By Reuters and NBC News
Charles Conwell Killed in the Ring. Can He Ever Return to Boxing. By Joseph Stern / The Atlantic
Baseball Gets Another Chance to Honor a Legend. By Tyler Kepner / NYT
From ‘Fear of a Black Planet’ to ‘Fear of a Black Universe.’ By C. Brandon Ogbunu / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest (Nov 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Republican authoritarianism is here to stay. By Brian Klaas / Wash Post
“Critical race theory” is a fairytale — but America’s monsters are real. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
“It All Burns”: Cornell Belcher on What Happens if the GOP Takes the House. By Michael Tomasky / TNR
White Supremacy on Trial: From Rittenhouse in Kenosha to Killers of Ahmaud Arbery, Will They Go Free? By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
As one of the first White kids in a Black school, I learned not to fear history. By Woody Holton / Wash Post
The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Cherfilus-McCormick apparent winner in Florida Democratic primary for Hastings’ seat. By David Kihara / Politico
A bill to study reparations for slavery had momentum in Congress, but still no vote. By Juana Summers / NPR
Julius Jones Is Still At Risk Of Execution Despite A Parole Board Twice Suggesting He May Be Innocent. By Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost
Black Farmworkers Say They Lost Jobs to Foreigners Who Were Paid More. By Miriam Jordan / NYT
Asian youth facing racism in Mississippi Delta say it’s time to speak out. By Maxine Hughes / CBS News
“Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound:” Flint Locals Seethe Over $626 Million Water Settlement. By Gloria Oladipo / Mother Jones
Biden made huge promises to HBCUs. Can he sell its students on compromise? By Eugene Daniels / Politico
Inequalities on the Digital Campus. By Alice Quach and Victor Tan Chen / Dissent
Mapping Black Antiquity. By Sarah Derbew / AAIHS
How an all-Black, female battalion helped boost the morale of troops in Europe in WWII. By Eleanor Watson / CBS News
Police use similar tactics from 1960s protests in 2020 demonstrations. By N’dea Yancey-Bragg / USA Today
Plessy, ‘separate but equal’ case namesake, recommended for pardon. By AP and NPR
Melanie Charles knows the impact Black women have had on jazz. By Shannon J. Effinger / Wash Post
